Compound Names for Girls

There are 7 Compound names for baby girls. Displayed on this page are Compound names 1 to 7. Within these names, Ava (German and English) was the most popular in 2007, followed in descending order by Brenda (English and Irish), Ada (English, German, Hungarian, Polish, and Romanian), and Raina (Czech, German, Polish, Russian, and Slavic). The unusual Compound names are Ebba (German), Elma (Italian and English), and Runa (German).

Compound names are rather popular as baby girl names, and they are also regarded as trendy. The names' popularity increased from the 1930s up to the 1950s. Their usage peaked in 1950 with 1.236% of baby girls being given Compound names. Within the top 1000 baby names then, there were 4 Compound names. The names have slipped in popularity since then. In 2007, their total usage was 0.951% with 4 Compound names listed among the top 1000. Among all Compound names, Ava (German and English) was the most widely used, with a ranking of #4 and a usage of 0.8572%.

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Ada 646 ... noble, honorable; ornament, ... of various Germanic compound names starting with ...

Ava 4 ... strength; desired; bird; voice, song, sound; alive ...

Brenda 279 ... sword, torch ... a short form of various compound names with the element ...

Ebba ... boar; wealth; protection, ... of various Germanic compound names starting with ...

Elma ... noble, honorable; great, ... have developed as a compound of Elizabeth and Mary, ...

Raina 933 ... advice, decision, protection ... as a short form of compound names with the first ...

Runa ... secret lore ... a short form of various compound names with the element ...